More sewing natter

[amethyst73]

Sleeve #1 works!  Notes to self:

- cut notches to outside in case you end up having to cheat the seam allowances

- always always always make sure the wrong side of the fabric is out before you do your doublestitched seams (*sigh* - guess what I spent part of last night doing?)

- I like easestitched curves.  Go ahead and admit that there's going to be a bit of ruffling in the longer edge!  Easestitched stuff is a heck of a lot easier to work with than clipped curves.  So why would you want to do clipped curves, o knowledgeable sewing people?

- Even after super-careful basting of a curve (like a sleeve attachment), you still have to be super-careful with the actual stitching, because otherwise you'll take up dress fabric.  Oops.  Which has been fixed quickly and dirtily by just sewing back and forth over the ripped-out part, rather than tearing out the whole seam, because I don't have time for that.

- I accidentally know how to do slightly puffed sleeves now - that's what happens if you cheat the seam allowance on the sleeve attachment.  Well, I'll just do the left sleeve in the same fashion, that's all.

Time to go outside and do yard work for a while.  I should be able to find 1.5 hours sometime later today to do the other sleeve.

Comments

[hoshikage.livejournal.com]

Best reason I can think of offhand to use clipped curves instead of easestitched ones: if one needs a smooth and non-bulky curved seam, like say for the bust seams in a fitted boned bodice that must lie smooth. How's that work for you? ;)